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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 28, 2009
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Shares held 26,200,000pgr_SharesHeldInRetirementPlan          
Postemployment benefits liability $ 22.5us-gaap_PostemploymentBenefitsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 24.0us-gaap_PostemploymentBenefitsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent        
Maximum Contractual Term Permformance-Based Awards Granted Prior to 2009 10 years          
Maximum Contractual Term Performance Based Awards Granted In or After 2009 5 years          
Employee Restricted Equity Awards            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Aggregate fair value of the restricted equity awards that vested during the period 100.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= pgr_EmployeeRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
91.8us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= pgr_EmployeeRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
57.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= pgr_EmployeeRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
     
Dividend equivalent units vested 340,949pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDividendEquivalentUnitsVestedInPeriod
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= pgr_EmployeeRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
272,617pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDividendEquivalentUnitsVestedInPeriod
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= pgr_EmployeeRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
       
Deferred liability awards vested     246,200pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDeferredLiabilityAwardsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pgr_EmployeeRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
     
Non Employee Director Restricted Equity Awards            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Vesting period of grants to date 11 months          
Requisite service period, minimum 6 months 1 day          
Total pretax intrinsic value of options exercised and restricted stock vested 2.2pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesAndRestrictedStockVestedInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pgr_NonEmployeeDirectorRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
2.3pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesAndRestrictedStockVestedInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
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= pgr_NonEmployeeDirectorRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
2.5pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesAndRestrictedStockVestedInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pgr_NonEmployeeDirectorRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
     
Non Employee Director Stock Option            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period     36,237us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pgr_NonEmployeeDirectorStockOptionMember
     
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Common shares reserved for issuance under executive deferred compensation plan 11,100,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesAuthorizedForIssuance
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= pgr_ExecutiveDeferredCompensationPlanMember
         
2010 Equity Incentive Plan | Employee Restricted Equity Awards            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Shares authorized 18,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pgr_EmployeeRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= pgr_EquityIncentivePlanTwentyTenMember
         
2003 Directors Equity Incentive Plan | Non Employee Director Restricted Equity Awards            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Shares authorized 1,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pgr_NonEmployeeDirectorRestrictedEquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= pgr_DirectorsEquityIncentivePlanTwentyZeroThreeMember
         
Performance Based Restricted Equity Awards            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Number of employees, approximately 45pgr_EstimatedNumberOfParticipants
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
45pgr_EstimatedNumberOfParticipants
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
45pgr_EstimatedNumberOfParticipants
/ pgr_RestrictedEquityAwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
     
Performance-based awards vesting range       either vest or be forfeited in full (i.e., no partial vesting)    
Performance Based Restricted Equity Awards | Insurance Operating Results | Lower Limit            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Performance-based awards granted vesting percentage of the award amount 0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
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0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ pgr_RestrictedEquityAwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
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= pgr_InsuranceOperatingResultsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ pgr_RestrictedEquityAwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
  0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
= pgr_InsuranceOperatingResultsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Performance Based Restricted Equity Awards | Insurance Operating Results | Upper Limit            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Performance-based awards granted vesting percentage of the award amount 250.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
= pgr_InsuranceOperatingResultsMember
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= pgr_InsuranceOperatingResultsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
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  200.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
= pgr_InsuranceOperatingResultsMember
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
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Performance Based Restricted Equity Awards | Investment Results | Lower Limit            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Performance-based awards granted vesting percentage of the award amount 0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
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0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
= pgr_InvestmentResultsMember
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ pgr_RestrictedEquityAwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
  0.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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Performance Based Restricted Equity Awards | Investment Results | Upper Limit            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Performance-based awards granted vesting percentage of the award amount 200.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
/ pgr_AwardsBasedonResultTypeAxis
= pgr_InvestmentResultsMember
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  200.00%pgr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfSharesVested
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Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Number of employees, approximately 115pgr_EstimatedNumberOfParticipants
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Defined Contribution Pension Plan 401k            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Matching contributions $ 74.8us-gaap_PensionContributions
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$ 69.9us-gaap_PensionContributions
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$ 66.5us-gaap_PensionContributions
/ pgr_DefinedContributionPlansDisclosureAxis
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Defined Contribution Pension Plan 401k | Upper Limit            
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]            
Matching contribution to defined contribution pension plan 6.00%pgr_DefinedContributionPlanMatchingPercentOfCompensation
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